Damien's POV; "I'm hopelessly in love with you, Ariana." I finally said it. But, I wasn't done with my confession. I continued speaking when I saw she was too stunned to utter a word. "I longed for adoring someone as sweet as you. I longed for a relationship, only like the one I have with you. I longed for a life where I will live with you when we are together in our home. Do dreams at any point work out as expected? Indeed, they do, because I discovered you and I love you, Ariana Delaney Kingston." I recited. I had my heart in my mouth as spoke. I was a nervous wreck. She narrowed her eyes at me. That was not the reaction I was expecting. "Brianna put you up to this, didn't she?" She wasn't asking, she was stating the fact. She caught me. Why's this woman so smart? "She wouldn't give me the address to this place until I rehearsed those lines perfectly. I just had to." I resignedly confessed. I was embarrassed at how silly I had become because I was in love with the woman in fro

Damien's POV;I had never felt so broken on the inside. If this was how love was then I truly wished I never felt it. I wished Amy hadn't opened my eyes to realize that I was in love with this woman. It hurt even more that I knew she felt something for me but was not willing to fight for it. Was I not worth fighting for? Did I not deserve to be loved? Was this my punishment for being so cruel to all the women I had come across. I had broken so many hearts so nonchalantly because I didn't know what it felt like to be in such a situation. And now, the only woman that made me say that cursed L-word had my heart shattered to pieces. Lessons learnt. I was driving in the outskirts of LA and was somewhat absentminded because of how downtrodden I was feeling.I was speeding a little too much on a one-way road and I just wanted to slow down and take a bend when a speeding truck came at me. I swerved quickly to avoid a fatal collision. Then, I lost control when the car tumbled off the highway

It had been a week. One whole week! A week of never ending worries and more than enough prayers to call for the Almighty's attention. I tutted and my face contorted into a sneer when Dr. Caleb came into the room for routine checkup instead of the family doctor who was supposed to be in charge. Caleb was simply not getting the hint that I was not interested in whatever he thought he had to offer me. It was slowly beginning to grate on my nerves. He even asked me on a date the previous day. Was this man trying to create a scandal that would soil my name or something? Was he sent to set me up and ruin my marriage? I thought you didn't want the marriage? My inner self had a way of calling out my bluff and it left me retracing my thoughts back to my initial disposition. Of course I didn't want the marriage but that didn't mean I would disrespect my vows for the next few months that remained. But, what if he doesn't wake up by then? The thought had me visibly shaken. "Ariana?" My ey

Third Person's POV;Caleb stayed seated in his office for a few minutes, surfing through a few reports of patients that topped his desk. His cellphone soon buzzed and without looking he picked up the call."Hey Caleb." The voice was somewhat familiar but he couldn't place it. So, he pulled the phone away from his ear saw that it was Amy. Another one of the women he had been flirting with. "My heartbeat," he gave one of his flirty grins as he went about serenading with his saccharine sweet words.Amy, on the other end, was a blushing mess and unfortunately felt like she had found the man for her. Their first meeting and how he looked at her made her all sappy on the inside and she thought he felt the same way for her. She had no idea she was being played just like a string of several other unsuspecting women who Caleb claimed to be in a never ending 'talking stage' with."I'll be coming over to the hospital today." She announced after the corny lines were done and over with from his

Ariana's POV; It was past 8pm. Dinner was long done and over with. Damien had his dinner up in his room long before everyone else because of his medication and to my surprise he did not ask for too much of my attention. Throughout the day, he hadn't requested for my presence, not even when he needed my help. It was strange but a bit relieving. I was currently talking to Brianna about bringing Mico over to the house the next day because Damien had agreed to letting him in. "Alright. I'll see you guys tomorrow." I said and dropped the call. Barely two minutes after, another call came through. It was mom. "Hey mom." "Ariana, darling, are you close to Damien?" "Uh, no. Is there something you want to tell him?" I wondered why she didn't just call him instead. "I just wanted to check on him. I feel like he's not okay and I've been trying to call him since. I'm too tired to walk over to your side of the house." "Oh. I'm sure he's okay." I said, casually dismissing her worries. "Neve